10th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off

Awards

Judges

Paul Curran, Brandon Edwards, Jeff Harms, Jason Kniss, Larry Kula, James Lewis, Matthew Mead, Ben O'Connor, Andrew Perry, Ryan Prins, Ian Purvis, Gregory Sanial, William Smith, Brian Stephens, Doug Vohden, Timothy Wicklund

Judges - Best of Show

Jeff Harms, James Lewis, Doug Vohden

Stewards

Chris Hewitt, Mitch Hoezee, Nathan Kanous, David Kilgore, Amy Martin, Mies Martin, Steve Morren, Eric Nelson, Ian Nelson, Lawrence Poleski, Mark Rocheleau, Eric Slater

By the Numbers

123 Entries 71 Entrants

16 Judges 12 Stewards

45 Placing Entries

Table 1: Pale lager

8 entries

Judges: Brandon Edwards (Head Judge), Gregory Sanial

1st

Keith Blanchard

Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Ich Bin Ein Pilsener (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Matthew Bair

Rivertown Homebrewers

International Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Timothy Wicklund

Keepers of Craft

Weird American Lager Thing (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 2: American IPA and Barleywine

8 entries

Judges: Gregory Sanial, Doug Vohden (Head Judge)

1st

Paul Jones & Khal Weir

Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Franc-Ly An IPA (21B1: Belgian IPA)

2nd

Marcus Payne

Made East IPA (21A: American IPA)

3rd

Mark Hofmann

Rivertown Homebrewers

IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 3: Hazy and Rye IPA

8 entries

Judges: Jason Kniss, Timothy Wicklund (Head Judge)

1st

Kyle Dubiak

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Temple Of Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Andrew Perry

Rivertown Homebrewers

Christmas IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

3rd

Jeff Pregenzer

Keepers of Craft

East Met West In Michigan (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 4: Amber ale and lager

8 entries

Judges: William Smith, Brian Stephens (Head Judge)

1st

Gregory Sanial

PrimeTime Brewers

Spies Among Us (7A: Vienna Lager)

2nd

Lawrence Poleski

Marzen Madness (6A: Märzen)

3rd

Nicholas Andary

TC Nomad (19B: California Common)

Table 5: Dark lager

10 entries

Judges: Jason Kniss, Timothy Wicklund (Head Judge)

1st

Benjamin Royster & Matt Bigellow

Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...

Wedding Beer (9C: Baltic Porter)

2nd

Will Moreau

Cass River Home Brew Club

This Pint Is On Me (8B: Schwarzbier)

3rd

Will Moreau

Cass River Home Brew Club

Dragon Knuckles (2C: International Dark Lager)

Table 6: Wheat Beer and Pale American ale

9 entries

Judges: Paul Curran (Head Judge), Ryan Prins

1st

Scott Mars

Pale Morning Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

Chad Faulstick

Wheeling Alers

The 304 (18A: Blonde Ale)

3rd

Ian Purvis

PrimeTime Brewers

Old School Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)

Table 7: Belgian Strong and Monastic Ales

8 entries

Judges: Andrew Perry (Head Judge), Ian Purvis

1st

Nathan Kanous

Keepers of Craft

Saison 2023 (25B: Saison)

2nd

Dominick Dufner

STLBrewhogs

New Hit Single 2 (26A: Belgian Single)

3rd

Mark Rocheleau

Rivertown Homebrewers

Golden Strong Ale (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 8: British Bitters and Belgian Pale

6 entries

Judges: Ben O'Connor, Doug Vohden (Head Judge)

1st

Craig Buno

Rivertown Homebrewers

Billy The Bladesman (11B: Best Bitter)

2nd

Dominick Dufner

STLBrewhogs

You Bitter? Yup, Bit Him Too. (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

3rd

Ian Purvis

PrimeTime Brewers

Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 9: British, Irish, and American stout

9 entries

Judges: James Lewis (Head Judge), Ian Purvis

1st

Charles Gies

Brewers On The Lake (BOTL)

Gies Island (20C: Imperial Stout)

2nd

Bryan Fischer

Keepers of Craft

The Big Leb-Oatski (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

3rd

Kyle Ernsberger

From Ireland (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 10: American Porter and Brown ale; Spiced Beer

10 entries

Judges: Jeff Harms (Head Judge), Matthew Mead

1st

Chad Banks

PrimeTime Brewers

Pumpkin Pie Ale (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

2nd

Phillip Reik

Barrington Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)

3rd

Art Kim

Illiana Beer Rackers Union...

Tempus Fugit (20A: American Porter)

Table 11: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

8 entries

Judges: Brandon Edwards (Head Judge), Ben O'Connor

1st

Art Kim

Illiana Beer Rackers Union...

Tempus Fugit Coffee (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

David Maurer

Illiana Beer Rackers Union...

Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Paul Jones & Khal Weir

Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Dark Pools (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 12: Mixed Fermentation and Wild Ale

6 entries

Judges: Paul Curran, Andrew Perry

1st

Jeffrey Bair

Squire Park Blackberry Lambic (23F: Fruit Lambic)

2nd

Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Petrification - Purple (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

3rd

Zak Slagle

Firelands Homebrew Club

Freestone (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 13: Fruit Beer

9 entries

Judges: James Lewis (Head Judge), Matthew Mead

1st

Chris Hewitt

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Roas Razza Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)

2nd

Keegan Kalisek & Julia Malysh Jackson...

Man O'Passion (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Chad Banks

PrimeTime Brewers

POG Milkshake IPA (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)

Table 14: Wood Aged, Alternative Sugar, and Smoked beer

8 entries

Judges: William Smith, Brian Stephens (Head Judge)

1st

Paul Curran

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Cherrywood Smoked Porter (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

2nd

Eric Slater

Rivertown Homebrewers

No Minors Allowed - Peanut Butter Cup (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

3rd

Steve Morren

Rivertown Homebrewers

Mama Said Knock You Stout (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

Table 15: British and Scottish ale

8 entries

Judges: Jeff Harms (Head Judge), Larry Kula

1st

Lori Kula

Cass River Home Brew Club

Windsor Harvest Porter (13C: English Porter)

2nd

Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Why Do All Dwarves Have Scottish Accents? (14B: Scottish Heavy)

3rd

Craig Buno

Rivertown Homebrewers

Northern Stronghold (13B: British Brown Ale)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Jeff Harms, James Lewis, Doug Vohden

1st

Craig Buno

Rivertown Homebrewers

Billy The Bladesman (11B: Best Bitter)

2nd

Chris Hewitt

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Roas Razza Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Charles Gies

Brewers On The Lake (BOTL)

Gies Island (20C: Imperial Stout)

WMBO Champion Club

23 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Rivertown Homebrewers	1	3	4	13.0008010
2nd	Keepers of Craft	1	3	2	11.0006010
3rd	PrimeTime Brewers	2	0	3	9.0005020
4th	Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club	3	0	0	9.0003030
5th	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers	2	0	1	7.0003020
6th	Cass River Home Brew Club	1	1	1	6.0003010
7th	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)	1	1	1	6.0003010

10th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Judges - Best of Show

Stewards

By the Numbers

Table 1: Pale lager

Table 2: American IPA and Barleywine

Table 3: Hazy and Rye IPA

Table 4: Amber ale and lager

Table 5: Dark lager

Table 6: Wheat Beer and Pale American ale

Table 7: Belgian Strong and Monastic Ales

Table 8: British Bitters and Belgian Pale

Table 9: British, Irish, and American stout

Table 10: American Porter and Brown ale; Spiced Beer

Table 11: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 12: Mixed Fermentation and Wild Ale

Table 13: Fruit Beer

Table 14: Wood Aged, Alternative Sugar, and Smoked beer

Table 15: British and Scottish ale

Best of Show

Beer

WMBO Champion Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners